June 12 2011

5:30 PM

We’re currently two-thirds of the way through the 2011 PGA
TOUR Regular Season, as the FedEx St. Jude Classic marks the final
11-week stretch of 33 weeks toward the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the
FedExCup.

Leader Robert Karlsson sits 98th in the FedExCup standings with
just one top-10 in his first 10 starts of the season. That will
obviously change today and could in a big way -- Karlsson could
move as high as 27th with a victory this week.

Harrison Frazar, meanwhile, entered the week 178th in the
FedExCup standings after coming off his first top-15 finish of the
season at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, where he tied for
14th.

Frazar could potentially crack the top 70 in the standings with
a win this week. He needs to finish solo fourth or better to move
inside the top 125 in the standings.

Currently 145th in the standings, John Merrick could jump as
high as 32nd with a win. Merrick will likely need
to finish solo 14th to move inside the top 125.

Retief Goosen is 147th in the FedExCup standings with just one
top-25 finish this season, but he too could make a big leap. Last
year, Goosen accumulated 464 points in the final 11 weeks of the
season, which included three top-10 finishes. Right now, he’s
projected to move to 94th in the standings.